New trekker saddles

[No_Angel]

How do they differ from the older ones in quality and design? Do they still squeak?

[Keket]

Shadowlark has the Dressage Master and loves it. Her only problem is "the big ugly Trekker tag on the back". She never mentioned any squeaking. I'm waiting for someone to trial the Bascule and tell me if it's worth the $2300/£1100 price tag!

[No_Angel]

I think a few people have the master. I'm liking the look of the endurance pro, i'm just wondering how easy it would be to change it to western rigging, it looks like it has a sweat flap on it.

[capalldubh]

I have the Master, and it does squeak. I'm putting that down to breaking in issues, but I can't identify where the squeak is coming from, and hope it will go away.

OTOH, I love the saddle so much in every other way, that I will live with the squeak :)

Oh, no - I've thought of another way I don't love it - the dressage girth straps. They're fine, but how on earth are you supposed to attach your numnah? Mine has loops to put around the girth straps, but there are 3 girth straps, one is too far back to put the loop around and the other two join in a sort of Y and are too thick together to attach the loop. ATM, the loop is around my stirrup leather which is not ideal...

ETA, I never saw one of the older ones, but the quality is lovely - really nice leather, well constructed, symmetrical (I recently saw a Fhoenix that was very unsymmetrical which put me off). I thought the Master would be very wide to ride in, but it is not at all, it is probably the most comfortable saddle I have ever used... I like where the stirrup bars are set and there is a good twist.